Category Archives: love

Love isn’t love till you give it away

Posted on May 27, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

Mary Martin, star of the Broadway version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, was about to go on stage one night, as she had a thousand times before, when a note was handed to her. The letter was … Continue reading →

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Inexpressible Longings

Posted on May 23, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

Some of the most poignant words in the Bible come from the Book of Ecclesiastes which says, ‘God has set eternity in our hearts.’ CS Lewis reflected that we often wonder why it is that we have such deep, inexpressible … Continue reading →

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The Mother of all Deceits

Posted on May 22, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

In the aftermath of terror attacks one often reads letters blaming religion for them. One such said: ‘Will it ever occur to the world that as long as the medieval nonsense we call religion is peddled to the gullible, ignorant … Continue reading →

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Box of Kisses

Posted on May 1, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

I heard about a father who got very cranky with his little girl for trying to decorate a box with expensive gold paper. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, “This is … Continue reading →

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